Several people have been taken hostage at a popular cafe in an eastern Dutch town, police said.
The man entered the premises of Café Petticoat, in Ede, early in the morning threatening to blow himself up, local media reported.
Police confirmed three people have been released, but said the "situation is not over yet".
Residents in about 150 homes around the area have been evacuated and the town centre has been closed down.
There was no indication of a terrorist motive at this time, according to police.
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The serious hostage incident in a cafe in the city of Ende in the eastern Netherlands seems to have ended bloodlessly a while ago.
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